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Institutio generalis Missalis Romani

IGMR · Congregation for Divine Worship · 2003 · EN · 399 paragraphs · vatican.va ↗

Everything else is done by the principal celebrant in the usual way until the end of Mass (cf. nos. 166-168), while the other concelebrants remain at their seats.

Before leaving the altar, the concelebrants make a profound bow to the altar. For his part the principal celebrant, along with the deacon, venerates the altar with a kiss in the usual way.